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In today’s segment, we look at how a data explosion is driving a new era of computational science at Department of Energy light sources. When scientists from around the world visit Dula Parkinson’s micro-tomography beamline at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory’s Advanced Light Source, they all want the same thing: amazing, scientifically illuminating, micron-scale X-ray views of matter, whether a fiber-reinforced ceramic composite...

"High performance computing is solving some of the hardest problems in the world. But it's also at your local supermarket, under the hood of your car, and steering your investments.... It's finding signals in the noise."

In this segment, we look at mobile technology. All signs indicate a healthy continuing demand for technology that can support ever-more-demanding eye-candy and apps on very-high-resolution display devices. According to independent high performance computing expert Rob Farber, mobile tech is where the money is right now in computer technology.

NASA’s Quantum Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (QuAIL) is the space agency's hub for an experiment to assess the potential of quantum computers to perform calculations that are difficult or impossible using conventional supercomputers.

Scientists at ETH Zurich and IBM Research, in collaboration with the Technical University of Munich and the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, have set a new record in supercomputing in fluid dynamics using 6.4 million threads on one of the fastest supercomputers in the world.

Building a Shared "Storage Backbone," No More Business as UsualSponsored by Quantum It organization cannot continue trying to deal with massive data growth by addressing problems as they arise. Relief comes from overhauling the storage paradigm and working to meet

It organization cannot continue trying to deal with massive data growth by addressing problems as they arise. Relief comes from overhauling the storage paradigm and working to meet the demands of the business with a different type of storage infrastructure.

Ross Whitaker, University of Utah and the Scientific Imaging and Computing Institute; from Computing Research that Changed the World: Reflections and Perspectives, March 25, 2009; http://www.cra.org/ccc/locsymposium.php